Slow Motion

I wanted to avoid "boring" classical French defence and then run into even worse Slav line. The game was played during the Regional League.


[Event "Regional League"]
[White "Goran, Urosevic"]
[Black "Nikola, Sosic"]
[WhiteTeam "Radnicki Cuprija"]
[BlackTeam "Morava Supska"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 e6 8. f3 Be7 9. e4 Bg6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 Na6 16. Rb1
(My opponent played a bit passive opening. Now I have nice space advantage but the maneuvering will last to long for my taste)

16...Nd7 17. Qd4 Nb6 18. Nd6
(18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. f4 was also giving nice advantage. However, I wanted to keep Queens on the board)

18... Nc8 19. Ncb5 Nxd6 20. Nxd6 Qe7
(20... Nc7 was better defence 21. Rfd1 b6 22. a5 bxa5 23. bxa5 Nd5 24. Nb7 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 26. Rbc1 +/-; Doubled pawns are now serious weakness. But I won't even have to bother with them)

21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Qc5 Rd7 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Rbd1 h5 26. a5 h4 27. h3 Qf6?
(27... Rc7 28. Qe5 Rb8 29. Kh2 Rxb4 30. Ne8; White wins exchange)




28. Ne8 Rxe8 29. Rxd7 e5 30. Qxa7 Bh5 31. Qe3 Re6 32. R7d5 Qg6 33. b5 axb5 34. Rxb5 Qg3 35. Rb6 1-0